CVE-2024-54378 HIGH

CVE-2024-54378: WordPress Quietly Insights plugin <= 1.2.2 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Quietly

Product Quietly Insights

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 16, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Quietly Quietly Insights quietly-insights allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Quietly Insights: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Quietly Insights versions 1.2.2 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read, modify, or delete data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can perform actions restricted to administrators or other users. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data stored in the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data belonging to other users or administrators without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access, alter, or destroy sensitive data; administrative functions may be compromised.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the Quietly Insights instance.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54378 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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